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{ "term": "piece", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the rest of it; a standard amount of something", "sensetop": "piece of somethinginto pieces", "labels": "British English(figurative)(figurative)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She wrote something on a small **piece of paper**.", "contextForm": "piece of something" }, { "text": "a piece of wood/metal" }, { "text": "a large **piece of land**" }, { "text": "a **piece of cake**" }, { "text": "a piece of cheese/meat/bread" }, { "text": "I've got a piece of grit in my eye." }, { "text": "a small/little/tiny piece of something" }, { "text": "He cut the pizza into bite-sized pieces.", "contextForm": "into pieces" }, { "text": "She makes her sculptures out of odd pieces of scrap metal." }, { "text": "She tore the letter into tiny pieces." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"], "verb + piece": [ "assemble", "glue (back) together", "put (back) together" ], "preposition": ["in pieces", "piece of"], "phrases": ["bits and pieces", "break into pieces", "smash into pieces"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "one of the bits or parts that something breaks into", "sensetop": "piece of somethingto pieces in pieces", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road.", "contextForm": "piece of something" }, { "text": "The boat had been smashed to pieces on the rocks.", "contextForm": "to pieces" }, { "text": "The building was **blown to pieces**." }, { "text": "tear/rip something to pieces" }, { "text": "The vase lay in pieces on the floor.", "contextForm": "in pieces" }, { "text": "The cake just broke into pieces when I cut it." }, { "text": "The plate smashed into little pieces on the stone floor." }, { "text": "The vase was now in pieces on the kitchen floor." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"], "verb + piece": [ "assemble", "glue (back) together", "put (back) together" ], "preposition": ["in pieces", "piece of"], "phrases": ["bits and pieces", "break into pieces", "smash into pieces"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "one of the parts that something is made of", "sensetop": "to piecespiece of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **took** the clock **to pieces**.", "contextForm": "to pieces" }, { "text": "a missing piece of the puzzle", "contextForm": "piece of something" }, { "text": "The bridge was taken down **piece by piece**." }, { "text": "She's been doing a 500-piece jigsaw." }, { "text": "Can I take this jigsaw to pieces?" }, { "text": "I had to take the car to pieces in order to repair it." }, { "text": "A few pieces of the puzzle were missing." }, { "text": "This chair comes to pieces." }, { "text": "We'll need to take the engine apart, piece by piece." }, { "text": "He broke the clock down into pieces." }, { "text": "There had to be some missing piece of the story." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"], "verb + piece": [ "assemble", "glue (back) together", "put (back) together" ], "preposition": ["in pieces", "piece of"], "phrases": ["bits and pieces", "break into pieces", "smash into pieces"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a single item of a particular type, especially one that forms part of a set", "sensetop": "piece (of something)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **piece of equipment/furniture**" }, { "text": "a piece of clothing/luggage" }, { "text": "a piece of machinery" }, { "text": "a 28-piece dinner service" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "used with many uncountable nouns to describe a single example or an amount of something", "sensetop": "piece of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **piece of information/evidence/advice/news/legislation**" }, { "text": "a **piece of software**" }, { "text": "This is a superb **piece of work**." }, { "text": "It was an interesting piece of research." }, { "text": "The building is a **piece of history** *(= of historical interest or importance)*." }, { "text": "Isn't that a piece of luck?" }, { "text": "You should eat at least two pieces of fruit a day." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a single item of writing, art, music, etc. that somebody has produced or created; a short item of writing from a longer work", "sensetop": "piece of somethingpiece from something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **piece of music/art**", "contextForm": "piece of something" }, { "text": "a fine **piece of writing**" }, { "text": "They performed pieces by Bach and Handel." }, { "text": "The painting is a **companion piece** to *(= is closely related to and intended to be displayed with)* an earlier work." }, { "text": "They have some beautiful pieces *(= works of art, etc.)* in their home." }, { "text": "She read a piece from ‘Alice in Wonderland’.", "contextForm": "piece from something" }, { "text": "The orchestra performed pieces by Ravel and Prokofiev." }, { "text": "Auditioning students are required to play a solo piece of their choice." }, { "text": "a piece for symphony orchestra, choir and four soloists" }, { "text": "He hasn't produced a single piece of writing this year." }, { "text": "They are exhibiting two important pieces by Calder." }, { "text": "This is an effective piece of writing." }, { "text": "a companion piece to the portrait of Gauguin's empty chair" }, { "text": "The best pieces include three paintings by El Greco." } ], "topics": ["Music"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["amazing", "beautiful", "brilliant"], "verb + piece": ["compose", "produce", "write"], "piece + verb": [ "be called something", "be entitled something", "be titled something" ], "preposition": ["piece by", "piece for", "piece from"], "phrases": [ "a piece of music", "a piece of sculpture", "a piece of work" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "an article in a newspaper or magazine or a broadcast on television or radio", "sensetop": "piece about/on something", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "The Washington Post ran a series of **opinion pieces** criticizing the policy." }, { "text": "Did you see her piece about the internet in the paper today?", "contextForm": "piece about/on something" }, { "text": "a short piece by Will Simons on television satire" }, { "text": "an occasional piece on the lives of ordinary people" }, { "text": "an original piece written specifically for the producer" } ], "topics": ["TV, radio and news"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["amazing", "beautiful", "brilliant"], "verb + piece": ["compose", "produce", "write"], "piece + verb": [ "be called something", "be entitled something", "be titled something" ], "preposition": ["piece by", "piece for", "piece from"], "phrases": [ "a piece of music", "a piece of sculpture", "a piece of work" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a coin of the value mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "a 50p piece" }, { "text": "a five-cent piece" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "one of the small figures or objects that you move around in games such as chess", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Games and toys"] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "a part or share of something", "sensetop": "piece of something", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "companies seeking a piece of the market" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"], "verb + piece": [ "assemble", "glue (back) together", "put (back) together" ], "preposition": ["in pieces", "piece of"], "phrases": ["bits and pieces", "break into pieces", "smash into pieces"] } }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "a gun", "labels": "(North American English, slang)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "a short distance", "labels": "(North American English, old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She lives down the road a piece from here." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "small objects or items of various kinds", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left." }, { "text": "I just need to get a few bits and pieces at the supermarket." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to use bombs or other weapons to destroy somebody/something completely", "examples": [ { "text": "The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to become very old and in bad condition because of long use", "examples": [ { "text": "Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long." }, { "text": "My old dictionary is falling to pieces." } ], "synonyms": "fall apart" }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to stop working; to be destroyed", "examples": [ { "text": "He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to tell somebody that you think their behaviour is bad or are angry with them", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be so upset or afraid that you cannot manage to live or work normally", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "After his wife died he just went to pieces." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that there is no definite answer to a question", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘How long will it take?’ ‘How long's a piece of string?’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "safe; not damaged or hurt, especially after a journey or dangerous experience", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "They were lucky to get home in one piece." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person who is unpleasant, unkind or dishonest", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Don’t trust him; he’s a nasty piece of work." }, { "text": "He's a thoroughly nasty piece of work." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "all the same or similar", "examples": [ { "text": "The houses are all of a piece." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "all at the same time", "examples": [ { "text": "The house was built all of a piece in 1754." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to return or to help somebody return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster", "examples": [ { "text": "You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a thing that is very easy to do", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to", "examples": [ { "text": "The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a thing that is very easy to do", "labels": "(British English, offensive, slang)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to express the fact that you admire somebody or find them funny, often when they have done something that surprises you", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You're some piece of work, Jack, do you know that?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say exactly what you feel or think", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the person or thing that is responsible for all the trouble in a situation", "labels": "(especially humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "It’s hard to identify the real villain of the piece in this case." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/piːs/", "audio": "pi/piece/piece__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/piːs/", "audio": "pi/piece/piece__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin." }